Record-breaking Salah puts doubts to rest, Shaqiri shines

Record-breaking Salah puts doubts to rest, Shaqiri shines The Saigon Times Daily Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah receives a gift from a fan after the match at Anfield, Liverpool, Britain October 24, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS LIVERPOOL (REUTERS) – Mohamed Salah put aside any lingering doubts about his scoring form with two goals in Liverpool’s 4-0 Champions League win over Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday, becoming the fastest player to score 50 goals for the club. Salah’s confident finish after a clever pass from the excellent Xherdan Shaqiri put Liverpool 2-0 up and the Egyptian added his second from the penalty spot after the break. That makes it six goals in 13 games for the former AS Roma forward and also took him to the milestone of 50 goals for the club. Salah reached his half-century quicker than any Liverpool player in history, achieving the feat in 65 games – 12 faster than the previous record holder Albert Stubbins in the 1940s. “It’s a great record and I’m very proud. I just want to keep scoring and keep helping the team win games. “The way we play and the system has been different but we know our qualities and we are happy with each other,” he said, referring to the front trio with Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane. While Liverpool have made a positive start to the season, Salah and his fellow attackers have not been quite as devastating in front of goal as last season. The Egyptian’s run of four games… [Read full story]